WWWThread 'showflat.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	45303
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 09 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 09 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Aliaksandr Hartsuyeu
Vulnerable:	WWWThreads WWWThreads 5.0.8 Pro
Not Vulnerable:

WWWThread 'showflat.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

WWWThread is prone to a cross-site-scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

WWWThread 5.0.8 Pro is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WWWThread 'showflat.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/45303.txt

WWWThread 'showflat.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

WWWThread 'showflat.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• WWWThreads Homepage (WWWThreads)
  
• Non-persistent XSS in WWWThreads (perl version) ([email protected])